Weekly PDA Newsletter- September 7th, 2020

Mon Sep 7 14:33:44 EDT 2020

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MITPDA Newsletter
September 7th, 2020 | pda.mit.edu<https://pda.mit.edu/>

Contents

PDA & Other Events:

-Social Events

-Career and Professional Development

Funding Opportunities and Jobs
Miscellaneous

NEXT PDA MEETING
September 11th, 11 am on zoom?<https://mit.zoom.us/j/92248667404?pwd=REF2aUNpUnQ5QVRBTHZ6ditYU2IrUT09>

PDA & Other Events

CONGRATULATIONS to the newly elected PDA officers
The IT and Sport Chairs are still vacant. Interested? Contact Tansu (?tdaylan at mit.edu) and Eva (evalopez at mit.edu). Also attend the next PDA meeting (details above) to nominate yourself.

SOCIAL EVENTS - stay connected

CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - advance your career

Missed our latest panel - Publish or Perish? Here is the link<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_N1LLuZ6Ww&t=4s> to watch it on our youtube channel.

Check out the Catalyst 2021 webpage<https://catalyst.mit.edu/apply/> and program and consider attending an info session, and share this information with anyone who might be interested. We seek a multi-talented cohort of individuals with interest and willingness to spend time in research, innovation, and health including engineers, scientists, clinicians, designers, entrepreneurs, MBAs, early-stage professionals, postdocs, fellows, graduate students, clinical, and other professional degree candidates, etc.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Northeastern University, the German Consulate in Boston and the German Center for Research and Innovation in New York are delighted to host a virtual Falling Walls Lab Boston<https://falling-walls.com/lab/apply/boston-online-lab/> on October 1, 2020, at 6 p.m.
Falling Walls Lab is a platform for excellent academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from all disciplines who would like to present their research work, business model, innovative project or transformative idea in front of their peers and a distinguished jury from academia and business.
The call for applications is now open. Submit your application and more info here<https://falling-walls.com/lab/apply/boston-online-lab/>. (deadline August 16th)

<https://www.postdocacademy.org/>
Fund your event via PInG Grant
Got an idea to enrich our community? We have funds to help you put it to life. Apply here<https://pda.mit.edu/events/ping/>

GLiMPSE Podcast<http://glimpse.mit.edu/>

GLiMPSE, a PDA-supported postdoc podcast, produced a 2 part series podcast with MIT Institute Professor Bob Langer,

Click here to view<http://glimpse.mit.edu/> the podcast

more...<https://pda.mit.edu/events/calendar/>

Funding Opportunities and Jobs

An extensive list of fellowships is available here<https://pda.mit.edu/resources/fellowships/>

Computational Biologist position at NOVARTIS
Interested? Apply Here: here<https://www.novartis.com/careers/career-search/job-details/300254BR>

Get to Know Each Other
We would like to feature YOUR honors, awards and accomplishments. Send an email to atiamiyu at mit.edu<mailto:nbarbour at mit.edu>

Miscellaneous

Broadening Engagement through Engineering at MIT (BEEAM)

Details here<https://pda.mit.edu/broadening-engagement-through-engineering-at-mit-beeam/>

Simons Collaboration on Global Brain Boston Area Postdoc Meeting

Details here<https://www.simonsfoundation.org/collaborations/global-brain/events/>

MIT Creative Arts Council

Postdocs are invited to attend concerts and lectures on campus, Details here<http://calendar.mit.edu/calendar?event_types%5B%5D=102755>

MIT Spouses & Partners Connect
Details here<https://spouses.mit.edu/>

Career Advising and Professional Development

Schedule an appointment here<https://capd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs>

CAPD events<https://capd.mit.edu/events>

MIT Writing and Communications Centre
Details here<https://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/>

Peer-to-peer scientific communication resource: Comm Lab
Details here<http://mitcommlab.mit.edu/find-comm-labs/>

MIT Work Life Centre
Details here<https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/center>

MIT Employee Resource Group
Details here<https://hr.mit.edu/diversity-inclusion/ergs>

MIT Alumni Association's Infinite Connection
Details here<https://pda.mit.edu/resources/career-after-mit/alumni/>
MIT Alumni Job Board<https://alum.mit.edu/careers/jobs>

MBTA Access: Visit the Atlas Service Center (E17-106)

Free Membership to the National Postdoctoral Association

Details here<https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/general/register_member_type.asp?regkey=B87D7B9B-5C95-48F6-9ECA-A5014531B05D>

MIT Postdoctoral Association
Contact us<https://pda.mit.edu/about/contact/> | Get involved!<https://pda.mit.edu/about/get-involved/>

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